The Baltic States Swimming Championships is an annual swimming competition between best swimmers from Baltic states: Lithuania, Latvia and

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. The championships are typically held over two days early in the year and serve as a key stepping stone for many athletes on their journey to international competition.

Team scoring

Youth and Junior age group

In 2023, two (2) fastest swimmers from each country in each gender and age group bring points for their team in individual events as follows: 1st place – 7 points, 2nd – 5 points, 3rd – 4 points, 4th – 3 points, 5th – 2 points, 6th – 1 point. The fastest relay team from each country in each gender and age group bring points for their team in relay events in each session as follows: 1st place – 14 points, 2nd – 10 points, 3rd – 8 points.

Open age group

In 2023, eight (8) fastest swimmers from final A in each gender bring points for their team in individual events as follows: The fastest relay team from each country in each gender bring points for their team in relay events in each session as follows:

Championships

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Events

* Freestyle: 50 m, 100 m, 200 m, 400 m *

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: 50 m, 100 m, 200 m * Breaststroke: 50 m, 100 m, 200 m *

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: 50 m, 100 m, 200 m *

Individual medley Medley is a combination of four different swimming styles—backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly, and freestyle—into one race. This race is either swum by one swimmer as individual medley (IM) or by four swimmers as a medley relay. Individual m ...

: 200 m, 400 m *Relay: 4×100 m free, 4×100 m medley

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